The Time Has Come to Cut, Cap and Balance

"As Congress and the president grapple with the consequences of excessive government spending, the time has come to pass a balanced budget amendment as part of the plan to 'Cut, Cap and Balance,'" said R. Clarke Cooper, Log Cabin Republicans Executive Director. "The fact that we are confronted with the question of raising the debt ceiling beyond 14.3 trillion dollars is outrageous, and proves that Washington must be forced to do what every American family has to - live within its means. If Democrats want to raise the debt ceiling again, there has to be more than promises of change down the road. The balanced budget amendment may be the only way to put on the brakes on liberals' out-of-control spending before they run our economy right off a cliff."